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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
2
Drought and pests threaten prairie wheat each year as farmers battle hail rust frost and insects. Early maturing and rust resistant varieties plus insect control programs have reduced some losses and improved harvest prospects.
Experiments at the Dominion experimental farm Swift Current Saskatchewan under Dr J L Doughty aim to assess soil moisture and guide farmers in crop viability. The work could reduce seed costs and losses in drought-prone western regions.
Soil scientists in Swift Current study the brown soil zone in Saskatchewan to predict crop yields by measuring soil moisture in spring and after harvest. The work aims to conserve moisture and overcome drought where rainfall is insufficient, with results expected in about ten years.
Researchers report discovery of polished gastroliths from dinosaurs unearthed in Montana. The stones show signs of extensive use as digestive aids, highlighting feeding behavior and paleoecology in the region.
Fry onion in fat until browned. Add tomatoes and boil. Stir in corn meal gradually for 10 minutes. Mix meat corn eggs and seasonings. blend well. Bake in greased pan at 350 for 45 minutes yields 6 to 8 servings.
Harrisburg report states school officials install health lamps in every room to destroy bacteria carried by coughing or sneezing to prevent spreading illnesses among students.
In Pelham Manor New York a sun focused magnifying glass used by 11 year old John Lydgate ignited dry cedar shingles. Fire chief Arthur Fawcett attributed the $10 000 blaze to the lens dropping from a third floor window in the home of William A Lydgate Gallup poll editor.
Ray Coffing a 10 year old in Brantford Ont received a baseball bearing signatures of every New York Yankees member just before the team won the world series The ball was sent by R J Fletcher who arranged with Bobo Newsome for the autographed ball in a gesture from the Yankees and their hometown friend.
Montreal report explains how violence in India and Pakistan disrupts kid skins supply. Riots block collection and docks face stevedore shortages delaying shipments. Punjab Moslems flee while Hindus are barred from slaughterhouses, affecting the kidskin trade. India remains a top source of goats and kid skins.
The ad describes rheumatic pains as caused by excess uric acid and kidney failure. It promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a remedy to improve kidney function and eliminate poisons and acids to ease discomfort. See what Dodd's can do for you.
A compact collection notes famous quotations on defeat and learning from Phillips Ruskin Eddy Whitsitt and Austin, paired with a brief reference to Roentgen’s 1895 X-ray discovery. The excerpt emphasizes inner strength and growth through hardship and education.
A collection of light anecdotes features a belated political aspirant who finally secures a job, a music doctor mistaken for a musician, a milk mishap from a cow, a radio quiz comeback about paratrooper jumps, a bride and letter from Manchester, a trombone loving house hunter, a telephone misstep on a crowded bus, and a joke about copper shortages and Nile River fish diversity.
London funds from the wartime Beaver Club total 120000 dollars to back British university scholarships for Canadian ex servicemen and sons. Christopher Young received the first Rhodes like award. his father Norman Young died at Dieppe. The plan aims for 15 to 20 scholarships and adds 16000 dollars to Canadian veterans grants in Europe.
Egypt now harbors three former kings. Victor Emmanuel of Italy, 77, lives in retirement at Count Polenzo and enjoys fishing shooting and cycling. Zog of Albania, 57, writes his memoirs. Simeon of Bulgaria, 9, studies at Victoria College prep school in Alexandria.
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